Pilot Project Awards (PPA) support Kentucky faculty research involving undergraduates to build or sustain NIH-funded research programs and advance competitive NIH R15 or R16 proposals.
Research Project Awards (RPA) support early-stage faculty in developing research programs involving undergraduates, funding research and faculty release time to help secure independent NIH R15 or R16 funding.
Student Development Research Awards (SDRA) support Kentucky undergraduates in faculty-mentored biomedical research that builds research skills and prepares them for the biomedical workforce.
Start-Up Awards - Kentucky IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence support junior faculty recruitment and laboratory start-up to build competitive biomedical research involving undergraduates.
Pilot Projects Type-2 (PP-2) Awards support University of Wyoming biomedical faculty and their students in innovative research, with an emphasis on mentoring and growing Wyoming’s biomedical workforce.
Mentored Career Development Awards (MCDA) support early career scientists through mentored, NIH-funded biomedical research to build research skills and strengthen Kentucky’s biomedical workforce.